sensitive plant

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sensitive plant Definition

• (n) prostrate or semi-erect subshrub of tropical America, and Australia; heavily armed with recurved thorns and having sensitive soft gray-green leaflets that fold and droop at night or when touched or cooled
• (n) semi-climbing prickly evergreen shrub of tropical America having compound leaves sensitive to light and touch

sensitive plant Synonyms

• action plant
• humble plant
• live-and-die
• Mimosa pudica
• Mimosa sensitiva
• sensitive plant
• shame plant
• touch-me-not